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postr/StutterApr 21, 2023
3 points

Has anyone here have any experience with psychotherapy, did it made a difference in any way, please share your experience

Has anyone here have any experience with psychotherapy, did it made a difference in any way, please share your experience ...

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postr/StutterApr 20, 2023
3 points

I stutter and I'm in a pickle

I stutter and I'm in a pickle Hello, My name is Robert (21), Been stuttering since my first Words, I doubt it's from birth. Short backstory incoming. When I was 2, my dad was an alcoholic , he wou...

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commentr/StutterApr 19, 2023
3 points

Finishing their words/sentences is a personal thing, some people like it some people hate it. But it seems she's happy with it, but it might be worth touching base to check what she wants with regards...

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commentr/StutterApr 18, 2023
20 points

As you've said, she enjoys the session because she actually gets to speak, uninterrupted and probably not feel pressured to speak fluently or quickly. The important part is that you're making her comf...

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postr/StutterApr 18, 2023
16 points

I'm a therapist whose client stutters (advice welcomed)

I'm a therapist whose client stutters (advice welcomed) I got a client recently that has a MASSIVE stutter. At first I was insanely nervous because I didn't want to do anything to make her feel awkwar...

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commentr/StutterApr 18, 2023
3 points

I had a speech therapist a couple years back and they taught me techniques I already knew and used. Maybe I should've kept going longer but they didn't seem to have much else to provide. That was duri...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2023
0 points

So far it’s been great but FYI it’s not Mark’s program. It’s a program that a married couple came up with who are doctors with many years of research. It gives me feedback knowing how many short phona...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2023
1 points

Yes I believe so. How are you liking it and have you seen improvement? Just trying to schedule a consultation to figure out price and length of the program. Any information would be helpful!!...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2023
2 points

Reading those first three paragraphs... So much of what you covered there mirrors my experience. I've said it many times in this sub, speech therapy didn't work for me in my youth because I didn't p...

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postr/StutterApr 15, 2023
3 points

Question for the SLPs that might be here.

Question for the SLPs that might be here. What are some of the factors that help or prevent people with stuttering from achieving significant improvements in their fluency? I believe I understand wha...

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postr/StutterApr 13, 2023
6 points

Going to a regular therapist

Going to a regular therapist Hello, Im 15M and went to a speech therapist when I was 10yrs old. Didn't work in the slightest buy they did say it was only mentally with me so a little while ago after a...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2023
6 points

It's difficult because so many things work, just not for everyone. I found that not hating myself, or putting pressure on myself for something I had no hand in has really helped. If you haven't done...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2023
1 points

If by methods you mean techniques, we didn't do those. Instead I had an individual road map based on the core principles of the therapy. It primarily involved undoing all the junk that had developed i...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2023
1 points

Thanks Marco, I am still in the therapy, that helped me a lot and where we are told that "it is bad to stutter". And I've heard it all of my life everywhere since I was 4 yo. So it is hard to change t...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2023
1 points

Well it is nice that it worked for you. I´ve tried many strategies, also the "i dont give a F i will stutter but I say what I want" strategy, but it was not good for my mental health in a long term - ...

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commentr/StutterApr 11, 2023
1 points

If those tips work for you, fantastic!, but if you have regular, unexplained periods of dysfluency, then it seems it’s not actually working. Which id expect bc practicing reading fluently and taking...

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commentr/StutterApr 8, 2023
2 points

If you're Australian and on Medicare, you could just make an appointment and find out. You might have to wait, but I don't see any reason why you'd be too much out of pocket. I honestly can't remember...

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commentr/StutterApr 3, 2023
3 points

by far the [McGuire Programme](https://www.mcguireprogramme.com/) has been the only programme that has helped me .I attended speech therapists as a child, as a teenager and as an adult with little las...

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commentr/StutterMar 30, 2023
2 points

Yes, I've visited an NHS speech therapy for a stutter. They are fairly rare and it's a postcode lottery with access and waiting lists but I got in to see a therapist. We talked about how I was coping ...

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commentr/StutterMar 30, 2023
2 points

Hey! I know what you mean, my stutter is bad but not debilitating and it's always been like that. However during Uni I really struggled. Mainly because of the nerves I had when thinking about prese...

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